Cardiovascular Cell Biology and Systems Medicine

Research

Our group studies the cell biology of cardiovascular diseases. We use a human model system of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) in combination with site-specific genome editing, as well as biochemical and systems biology approaches.

We investigate the interdependencies between mitochondrial function, metabolism and cellular homeostasis in cardiomyocytes and the cardiac vasculature.
Specifically, we utilize these tools to analyze the function of genetic variants in heart diseases, such as dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which are leading causes of heart failure world-wide.